Being Highly Sensitive and Creative

by Douglas Eby

A number of psychologists and authors acknowledge that the personality trait of high sensitivity accompanies creative ability and passion. And many creative people recognize they are unusually sensitive to temperature, sound, touch, color and other sensations, as well as to emotional experiences, both within themselves and in others. Psychologists and neuroscience researchers are finding more confirmation for this trait of sensory processing sensitivity, present in at least fifteen percent of us, and are defining how it relates to creative ability. People can learn to thrive with the trait and make use of its positive aspects for creative expression. [Book updated and expanded Sept. 2012.] You can read an excerpt of the book at my site highlysensitive.org

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 28, 2010

About the author

Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer, researcher and online publisher on creativity and personal growth. He is creator of the Talent Development Resources series of sites [talentdevelop.com] - which includes Highly Sensitive; High Ability; The Creative Mind; Anxiety Relief Solutions; Inner Talent Interviews; Depression and Creativity; The Inner Actor; The Inner Entrepreneur; The Inner Writer; Personal Growth Information, and other sites.

He has been researching creativity and creative people for more than twenty years, and has interviewed many dozens of actors, writers, directors, designers, painters and other artists for a variety of print and online magazines and sites. He has also interviewed multiple psychologists and coaches who work with creative people.

Reviews

[Karen J. LaOrange · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not alone and I'm ok.

I couldn't believe how much of myself was in this book. I will be referring to these pages a lot.